Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
General Dynamics Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 3.6% to $1.09B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 44.1%, from $1.96B to $1.09B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -26.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.85B | $4.73B | $2.81B | $2.72B | $2.60B | $2.47B | $2.45B | $2.27B | $2.32B | $2.29B | $2.22B | $2.17B | $2.12B | $2.06B | $2.02B | $1.96B | $1.88B | $1.77B | $1.13B | $1.09B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.4% | -40.5% | -3.4% | -4.3% | -4.8% | -0.8% | -7.3% | +2.1% | -1.1% | -3.3% | -2.2% | -2.2% | -3.1% | -1.7% | -3.3% | -4.2% | -5.4% | -36.0% | -3.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -46.4% | -47.7% | -12.8% | -16.3% | -10.8% | -7.3% | -9.5% | -4.5% | -8.4% | -10.3% | -8.8% | -9.9% | -11.7% | -13.8% | -44.0% | -44.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Dynamics's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- General Dynamics (GD) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $1.09B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Dynamics's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- General Dynamics's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 44.1% year-over-year, from $1.96B to $1.09B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), General Dynamics's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -26.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.18B to $1.13B.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.